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Cinedigm Acquires U.S. Distribution Rights To Call Me Kuchu

Cinedigm Entertainment Group, a division of
Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (NASDAQ: CIDM) has acquired all U.S. distribution rights to
Call Me Kuchu. The powerful and moving film documents the daily lives of David Kato – the first openly gay Ugandan man - and three fellow “kuchus” (LGBT Ugandans), culminating in a brutal and senseless murder that sent shock waves throughout the world. The film is planned for a theatrical release in early 2013, followed by on-demand, premium digital, DVD, and TV release.

Born out of Film Independent’s Artist Development Program,
Call Me Kuchu has earned stellar reviews on the festival circuit, including winning both the Teddy Award (Best Documentary) and the Cinema Fairbindet Prize at the 2012 Berlin Film Festival, the Amnesty International’s Human Rights Award at the Durban Film Festival, and Best International Feature at Hot Docs 2012.

“As much an activist wake-up call as a piece of reportage… the coverage of events here is impressive and on the mark.” – Robert Koehler,
Variety

“A memorable, important work that will hopefully serve as required viewing for continued conversation around human rights issues.” – Nijla Mumin,
Indiewire

Over the course of two years, filmmakers Katherine Fairfax Wright and Malika Zouhali-Worrall documented the daily lives of the outspoken and inspiring Kato and his fellow “kuchus” as Uganda was emerging as a frontier in the battle for African LGBT rights.
Call Me Kuchu is both a gripping portrait of a country where civil rights clash with entrenched attitudes (and the popular vote) as well as an in-depth examination of the nature and consequences of profound religious faith, as expressed by evangelical leaders as well as the kuchu community and its allies.

“
Call Me Kuchu is one of those rare films that tackles a controversial worldwide issue and then makes that very issue exceedingly personal and intense,” said Vincent Scordino, Vice President of Acquisitons for Cinedigm Entertainment Group. “Viewers will come away profoundly moved. And, appropriately, angry.”

“Throughout the course of this project, no one has believed in the power of documentation more than David Kato himself,” said Fairfax Wright and Zouhali-Worall. “It is with great delight that we are partnering with Cinedigm to ensure the story of David’s courage and the movement he began will now reach audiences across America.”